Seniors

Sunday

Jan 27, 2013 at 3:15 AM

PORTSMOUTH -- Home Instead Senior Care of Seacoast and Southern New Hampshire is offering a free family education workshop to help local families who are assisting loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 12, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Home Instead Senior Care office on 10 Vaughan Mall Suite 209 in Portsmouth.

If you or someone you know is caring for an aging person or relative with Alzheimer’s, you will want to attend this workshop. For more information, contact Julie Stone, Director of Development at: 603-433-5959 or email: juliestone@homeinstead.com.

DOVER — Dover Community Senior Center (61 Locust Street) news:

Current and new players are always welcome to join any of our ongoing games: Cribbage, Bridge, Poker, Canasta, Pay Me, and Whist. Also looking for players who enjoy playing Bingo, Chess, Mahjongg & Scrabble. Pick up our newsletter to learn more about the games or our other groups & classes. Book club also meets once a month! We also have a walking group that meets on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30am.

Our next session of fitness classes begins Monday, January 28th! We offer a wide range of classes specifically geared towards Seniors including Chair Yoga, Zumba® Gold, Cardio and a Muscle Strength Range of Motion class. Pick up our newsletter or call (603)516-6436 for information on classes, times and cost for these programs. We are located in the McConnell Center at 61 Locust Street – enter Door # 1 to visit the Center!

NEWMARKET — Newmarket Senior Citizens Group News: Meetings are the first Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. at 6 Beech St. Ext.

PORTSMOUTH – The senior luncheons held at the Community Campus each month will now be held the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday each month, from noon to 1:30.

The luncheons, which are organized and partially funded by Families First Health and Support Center, include soup, sandwiches, salad and dessert, for $4. The Community Campus, home to several social service agencies, is located at 100 Campus Drive in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth residents call 431-8677 by noon on the same day that lunch-reservations are due.

ROCHESTER — Area Senior Center news: Our membership luncheon meeting is held on the 4th Wednesday of each month starting at noon. Our monthly Wellness Clinic is also on the 4th Wednesday of each month, from 11 a.m. to noon.Nurse Sandy from the Cornerstone VNA, (formerly Rochester District VNA), will be at the center.

Foot Clinic:Nurse Sandy will be at the Senior Center on Feb 7th starting at 11AM.Please bring your own basin, towel and lotion.Cost is only $25.The foot clinic is by appointment only.Call Nurse Sandy at 332-1133, ext. 126 to make an appointment.

On the 4th Thursday of each month, Donna from Wentworth Home Care brings us lunch and information of interest to all seniors.You must sign up ahead of time.There is no charge.

Our quilting group meets every Monday at 11:00AM.Experienced and new quilters are always welcomed.

Bingo for members only is held every Tuesday starting at 1PM.We have lots of fun.

Various crafts take place on Thursdays.We also have a variety of books, movies and puzzles that members can borrow.

Our Board of Directors meets on the first Wednesday of each month starting at noon.All members are welcome to attend this meeting.

The Tea Party is held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1:00PM.Join us for tea, coffee, goodies, cards and board games.Bring a friend or two.There is no charge or reservation required.

Trips:Our next trip is to the “Oxford Casino” in Oxford, ME.Friday, February 22nd.The bus will leave the Rochester Senior Center at 8AM, and will depart the casino at 4PM arriving back at the Senior Center around 5:30PM.Call Llew at 332-6760, or Louisa at 332-7845 for more information.Only 50 seats available, first come, first serve.

The Senior Center office is open Monday through Thursday from 11:00AM to 2:00PM.Call us at (603)332-7845.We are located in the Rochester Community Center building at 150 Wakefield Street, suite 10.(Look for the red rails.)Drop in to pick up a free copy of our news letter, “The Senior Scanner”.It includes a calendar listing all our activities.Membership is open to all who are 50 years old plus.You do not have to live in Rochester to be a member.Dues is only $1 per month, $12 for the entire year.

ROCHESTER — Area residents, aged 50 and older, are invited to join the GOOD OLE SPORTS at Spaulding High School cafeteria on Tuesday evenings for dinner. The cost for meals will be $7.00 per person this year.

This is a very active social group. There are no dues to pay, but there will be dinner, cribbage and dancing to both records and a DJ. Also available are door prize raffles and a 50/50 “pot-o-gold” raffle.

For more information and to make a reservation or to cancel a reservation, call (603) 948-1883, answering machine 24/7, and leave a clear message before 7:30 pm on Monday with your name, telephone number and how many will attend dinner.

In case the school is closed on the scheduled Tuesday, there will be no meeting of the Good Ole Sports.

SOUTH BERWICK -- Senior Center upcoming events: Super Bowl Party on Wednesday, January 30th. Tickets are now on sale.

Looking ahead: Valentines Day, Wednesday February 13th. St. Patrick’s Day March 13th.

The indoor Yard Sale will now be held on Saturday April 6. More details to follow.

Trips now available: Valentine’s Day at DiBurro’s on February 12th. St. Patrick’s Day Party at Danversport Yacht Club on Monday, March 18th. There are still a few seats available for Lobsterfest at Indian Head Resort on June 17th and 18th. For more information pick up a flyer at the center lobby.

Line dancing classes are held on Fridays from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Cost is $2 per class.

Don’t forget Thursday lunch is a la carte. No reservations are required.

Join us for line dancing, a walking class, Cribbage, Bingo, Bridge, Whist, Board Games weekly.

The senior center is located at the South Berwick Community Center on Norton Street. Stop by and pick up a Monthly Newsletter or call 384-3310 for more information.

WAKEFIELD — The Greater Wakefield Resource Center offers Bingo on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m., doors open at 9 a.m. A hot meal is served immediately following Bingo at noon. Attendees do not have to live in the area to participate. Donation requested of $2.75 for each meal. For a menu, visit http://www.greaterwakefieldresourcecenter.net. A monthly Blood Pressure clinic is held the second Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. The resource center is open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.